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Hugh W. McNeese

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The Apollo Training Program was designed to provide an integrated training program for the flight crew, controllers, launch operations, and NASA and contractor engineering personnel.

The same Apollo Engineering Instructors provided the training programs to each group of students. This resulted in total continuity of spacecraft systems information being presented throughout the program. The instructor engineers were among the most knowledgeable personnel on the Apollo Spacecraft systems functions and operation. Their ability to communicate this knowledge to others was second to none. As part of their preparation for subsequent flights, they monitored each flight from launch, Mission

Control Operations, and the actual flights through splashdown and recovery via audio and closed-circuit television.The differences between each spacecraft system, system operations and procedures were tabulated and presented to those personnel assigned to that flight.

There were no gaps in information, no dated information, nor any misinformation presented in this training program.

It should be noted that the F.A.A. requested that they be permitted to use Apollo Training's testing procedures and evaluation in their program. Permission was given of course.

7. Actual hardware used in demonstrations

8."Dry Run" (practice) presentations

Note: Apollo Training introduced the "dry run" to the entire Apollo program. Others gradually adopted it until it became a common practice

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Brief Biography

Hugh W. McNeese

Hugh completed 40 years in the military, airplane, and spacecraft industry prior to his retirement in 1988 from Rockwell International. He was born in Sherman, Texas, where he completed his elementary and high school education. Prior to joining the U.S. Navy in 1948 he finished 3 years of Pre-Med. at Austin College in Sherman.

He served 9 years in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician operating and maintaining all types of Naval aircraft avionics systems. After discharge from the Navy in 1957, he worked 3 1/2 years at Hughes Aircraft Company training U.S. Air Force personnel in the operation and maintenance of the F-106 avionics systems.

In 1961 he left Hughes Aircraft to work at the Aircraft Division of North American Aviation on the U.S. Air Forces' XB-70. One year later, after the XB-70 was canceled, he transferred to the Space Division's Apollo Logistics Training Department where his primary assignment was to develop, maintain, and implement Training Programs on the Apollo Spacecraft systems for the NASA astronauts, flight controllers, systems engineers, launch pad engineers and technicians, and administrative personnel. He remained in this position until he combined the Apollo tasks with similar functions on the Space Shuttle contract.

From 1957 through 1964 he attended night school and received his B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Southern California.

He was the recipient of many commendations and awards. Those he is most proud of consist of the Astronauts Personal Achievement Award (Snoopy) presented to him by Astronaut Al Worden and commendations from Astronaut Frank Borman, NASA Administrator Thomas Paine, and Astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Hugh is a member of the Masonic Lodge Travis # 117, A.F.& A.M. in Sherman, Texas. He was also active in the National Management Association for 25 years and held many offices including President and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

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